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Prosecution lays out 'criminal conspiracy' in historic Trump trial

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Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump departs following his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 22, 2024. [AFP]

Donald Trump engaged in "election fraud" by paying hush money to a porn star just days before the 2016 White House vote, prosecutors said Monday at the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president.

"This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a cover-up," Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo said. "He orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 presidential election."

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